GhanaElection 2008 The second engagement which was a response to some of the suggestions that were made at the Kumasi workshop was held at the Royal Mac Dick Hotel in Koforidua with fifty(50) selected pressmen from various press houses at which presentations were made by the Deputy Chairman(F&A), Director Elections, Acting Director of the Public Affairs Department, Director of Training, Director of Research and Monitoring and Director of Human Resource and General Services. The emphasis at the Koforidua workshop, coming close to the elections, was on preparations the Commission had made towards the elections. The media was also taken through the whole of the regulations governing the elections(C.I. 15) with the hope that they would be better placed to respond appropriately to issues raised by the public. Copies of C.I.15 were made for all media people present at that workshop. Monitoring of reportage in the run-up to the elections indicated that there was some level of improvement in the coverage of activities and the understanding of the press on election-related issues. An appeal was made to the press to give concessions to the Commission for voter education. The third and final phase of the Commission's engagement with the press was countrywide and was done under“Safeguarding the Integrity of the Ballot Project” facilitated by KAB Governance Consult with support from CIDA. Under that project, dialogues were held in each of the ten(10) regional capitals at which Commission members were present to facilitate. The objective of the project was to bring to the fore the inbuilt integrity in the electoral process that makes it difficult for anybody to easily manipulate the system to the advantage of any of the competing parties and candidates. The workshop was very necessary given the suspicion and mistrust that had resulted from allegations of bloated registers in some constituencies of the Ashanti region and inducement of minors and unqualified people to put their names on the voters registers to enable them to vote on Election Day. Undoubtedly, the project which was extended to candidates and other stakeholders contributed immensely to reduce tension and rekindle people's trust and confidence in the Commission to execute its mandate professionally and without fear of intimidation or favour to any one group. Appearance on Radio and Television Apart from these high profile workshop and interactions, a lot more appearances were made by officials of the Commission both on radio and television to explain issues to the people and to respond to questions raised by the press and the public. 52